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Stray Bullet Smashes Window of House After Suspects Fire Shots from Moving Car in Newark

Newark

By: Richard L. Smith 

Police reported no injuries in a shots-fired incident that erupted in a Newark neighborhood this evening. 

A preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 5:35 p.m., police responded to reports of shots fired in the 40’s block of Piece Street. 

Officer arrived at the scene and found shell casings, but a search of the area indicated no gunshot victims. 

During the investigation, police learned that the suspects drove into the 700 block of South 14th Street and began firing rounds from a moving vehicle. 

One of the bullets smashed the window of a home, but no one inside was injured. 

Police requested hospitals in the region to be on the lookout for potential walk-in gunshot victims. 

The motive for the shooting has not been determined at this time. 

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